Marble Mines In Pisa

We came here to visit any of the caves and we could enter in two of them.

Marble mines in pisa.

A curious spin off the marble industry is the delicacy lardo di colonnata. A question does enter your mind as you take in the devastating effects of 2000 years of mining. When you think of visiting italy is a carrara marble mine tour on your boomer itinerary. The pantheon and the trajan s column in rome are built of carrara marble.

Lardo was the traditional high energy food of the workers in the quarries. Just how long can the marble of carrara last. Explore the marble quarries of carrara on a 4x4 off road vehicle with this half day tour from lucca. In carrara producing and selling marble is the way of life.

It s a short drive approximately 26 miles. Marble caves of carrara diferents caves located in this well known city not so far from pisa in italy. In the 17th and 18th centuries the marble quarries were monitored by the cybo and malaspina families who ruled over massa and carrara. Marble maintains the local economy.

The city of massa in particular saw much of its plan. The family created the office of marble in 1564 to regulate the marble mining industry. But marble is not the only precious product of the area. Admire the leaning tower of pisa explore the marble quarries of carrara and visit the charming lucca.

I found rome a city of bricks and left it a city of marble marmoream relinquo quam latericiam accepi many sculptures of the renaissance the david from michelangelo amongst many others were also carved in marble blocks extracted from the carrara s quarry. Carrara marble has been used since the time of ancient rome and it was called the luni marble. Carrara city massa carrara provincia province toscana tuscany regione region north central italy it lies along the carrione river in the foothills of the apuan alps just northwest of massa and east of la spezia acquired by the malaspina family in 1428 it constituted with massa the principality 1568 and duchy 1633 of massa carrara the city s notable landmarks include the. Experience the unique flavor of lardo di colonnata enjoy some free time in pisa s piazza dei miracoli and more.

Very interesting place for history lovers and scientist lovers. I went into the city s cathedral naturally made of marble but lacking the beauty of churches in wealthier towns like siena pisa and florence. We will guide you through the most beautiful places in italy. A famous saying of augustus is.